If John hadn't thrown

[Monolith]

Please correct my sentence.
If John hadn't thrown such a rambunctious soiree the other night, my residence wouldn't be at sixes and sevens.

 

[GoesStation]

It's grammatically correct but the vocabulary doesn't work. "Rambunctious" describes a person's behavior, not an event; similarly, if I understand it right (we don't use the idiom in American English), "at sixes and sevens" refers to a person's state of mind, not a disorganized apartment.

 

[Monolith]

Thank you.
How about I swap rambunctious for bustling and at sixes at sevens for in a complete shambles?

 

[GoesStation]

How about if I swap "rambunctious" for "bustling" and "at sixes at sevens" for "in a complete shambles"?

The second works. "Bustling" describes an enterprise that's crowded and busy for an extended period of time. It doesn't work for a party.

Always mark words you're writing about with quotation marks or italics.

 

[Rover_KE]

Always mark words you're writing about with quotation marks or italics.

... just like you would in Italian, Monolith.

 

[Monolith]

It slipped my mind. xD
What alternatives to 'bustling' would you suggest?

 

[GoesStation]

What alternatives to 'bustling' would you suggest?

To me, a soiree is a refined, sedate affair. I'd stick with plainer language and call it a wild party.

 

[Tdol]

The vocabulary seems to be trying too hard.